Tag: Economy
Whoa — Actual Fact Checking
The tide is turning: news services are doing actual fact-checking on claims by John Boehner.
America Losing Faith In Capitalism
A survey of various countries found that American support for capitalism has dropped 20% in 2 years from 80% to 59%.
The Achilles Heel(s) of Job Creation in 2011
ADP has released its January payroll data today, showing an estimated addition of 187,000 private sector jobs. The usual suspects are forecasting that this Friday’s Labor Department employment number for January will be 140,000. Neither of these numbers shows anywhere near adequate job growth, but it is some growth.
Mad Skillz Might Not Be Enuff
“. . . there’s a price to be paid for the excesses of the past decade; that the U.S. economy was profoundly out of whack before the recession hit; and that we need major changes in the kind of work people do.” – James Surowiecki in The New Yorker
All The Cool Kids Are Playing
The New York Times has a tool to look at the effect of various proposals to reduce the deficit.
The Rich Agree: Tax The Rich
Why are we talking about keeping the Bush tax cuts that have been an abysmal failure at creating jobs and keeping the economy strong? Even 64% of people with incomes over $250K believe that their taxes should be higher.
Three Is The Magic Number
Paul Krugman opines that we might be well on our way to a third depression.
Bad News For GOP Pessimists, Good News For Everyone Else
A new CBS/NYT survey shows a sharp increase in optimism about the economy, 41% say the economy is improving while only 15% say it’s getting worse.
Republicans Try To Deny Good Jobs Report
There was finally a good jobs report this month, showing a gain of 162,000 jobs in the month of March. It’s the best jobs report in 3 years, giving further evidence of the beginning of a recovery. Republicans tried to get in front of the good news by denying it’s good news: The RNC immediately […]
NRO Investigates Black Unemployment
The NRO decided to do an online symposium on black unemployment after one of their economists wrote an article which concluded that discrimination could play a role in the higher unemployment numbers. In response, NRO hosted an online “symposium” for “some economics and civil-rights analysts to share their thoughts on the topic.” Their conclusion was […]
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